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Lions could limit their prey’s ability to adjust to warming temperatures, according to a new study making use of camera traps across southern Africa.
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Four more years of Donald Trump could ‘delay global emissions cuts by 10 years’
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IEA: Coronavirus ‘accelerating closure’ of aging fossil-fuelled power plants
This year will see the largest ever drop globally in both investment and consumer spending on energy as the coronavirus pandemic hits every major...
IEA: Coronavirus ‘accelerating closure’ of ageing fossil-fuelled power plants
This year will see the largest ever drop globally in both investment and consumer spending on energy as the coronavirus pandemic hits every major...
Webinar: What impact is Covid-19 having on global CO2 emissions?
Carbon Brief hosted its first-ever webinar yesterday and a video (above) of the recording is now available on YouTube.
The topic for discussion was: “What...
Tropical forests can still store ‘high levels’ of carbon under 2C of warming
The world’s tropical rainforests will still be able to soak up “high levels” of CO2 in the future, but only if they are left...
Daily global CO2 emissions ‘cut to 2006 levels’ during height of coronavirus crisis
The amount of CO2 being released by human activity each day fell by as much as 17% during the height of the coronavirus crisis...
Fuel savings in US cars have ‘cut 17bn tonnes of CO2 since 1975’
Fuel-economy improvements in US “light-duty” vehicles have saved 17bn tonnes of CO2 (GtCO2) over the past four decades, according to a new study.
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Major tropical cyclones have become ‘15% more likely’ over past 40 years
Tropical cyclones across the world have become more intense over the past four decades, a new study concludes.
Major tropical cyclones with winds of 115...
Q&A: Could climate change and biodiversity loss raise the risk of pandemics?
Across the world, millions of people have tested positive for Covid-19 – and countless more have seen their lifestyles completely transformed as a result...
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